# chainctl images history

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/chainguard/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_images_history.md
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Tags: chainctl, Reference, Product

 chainctl images history Show history for a specific image tag.
Synopsis Show history for a specific image tag.
If a digest does not represent a multi-arch image, only a single digest without architecture information will be displayed. Architecture information may not be available for all digests.
Examples:
Show history for a specific tag (selected interactively) chainctl images history nginx
Show history for a specific tag (specified in the command) chainctl images history nginx:1.21.0
Show history for a tag in a specific organization chainctl images history nginx:1.21.0 –parent=my-org
chainctl images history IMAGE[:TAG] [flags] Options --parent string Organization to view image history from --recursive Search repositories recursively through all descendants instead of just children Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl images	- Images related commands for the Chainguard platform.